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and l)irds; nest, cup in tree or bush; eggs greenish white 

 wilii hrown spots and a few hiaek hair lines. 



Garrulus glandarius glandarius (L.) Jav. Fr. (.cai ; 

 Gcr. Eichelhaher ; Ital. Ghiandaja ; Swed. Notskrika. 



(^ 9 Above vinous brown tinged grey, especially on back ; 

 crown streaked, feathers black with broad white margins ; rump 

 and upper tail coverts white ; tail black with faint blue bars ; 

 secondaries black, base of outer three white, innermost chestnut 

 with black tips ; wing coverts barred black and blue ; ear coverts, 

 sides of neck, and hind neck vinous ; beneath dull vinous, chin 

 and throat white. Iris bluish white. Bill black. Legs and feet 

 flesh colour. Wing 172-190. Tarsus 40-43. Bill 21-25. 



iiV-tVvA-.— Continental Europe from about 65° in Norway east to 

 Urals, south to Pyrenees and N. Spain, Sicily, Italy, Greece, 

 S.W. Russia to Volga and Ural Valleys. Largely resident. 

 Occasional in winter in Britain ; accidental Malta. 



G. glandarius rufitergum Hartert. Above and below redder 

 than typical form, lacing only faintly grey on back and breast. 

 Resident. — England and Scotland. 



G. glandarius hibernicus Withcrby and Hartert. Much 

 darker and redder than " rufitergum," especially on underparts ; 

 crown distinctly vinous, and black streaks more intense. 



Resident. — I reland. 



G. glandarius fasciatus lirehm. Bill stronger than in typical 

 form, upper mandible much curved ; stripes on crown broader 

 and no white on forepart ; breast tinged with grey. 



Resident. — S . S pa i n . 



G. glandarius ichnusae Kleinschmidt. Rather smaller than 

 typical form, most noticeable in bill ; white of forehead less con- 

 spicuous owing to broader stripes ; nape and hind neck dull 

 vinous ; back greyer, less vinous. 



Resident. — S ard i n i a. 



G. glandarius corsicanus Laubmann. Vinous tinge on back 

 intense, lacking grey tinge; larger than "ichnus.-u" and h\\\ 

 stronger, but has the same broad stripes on crown^ 



Resident. — Corsica. 



